Beautiful Large Antique Wooden Folk Art Horse in Original Green Paint glazed pottery bowl Ancient Babylonia

Ancient Babylonia

and the ball rolls around beautifully

I'm never quite sure with miniature furniture like this what to call folk art vs

really) sculpted

Beautiful Large Antique Wooden Folk Art Horse in Original Green Paint glazed pottery bowl Ancient BabyloniaThis horse makes my heart ache I find it so beautiful so humble and graceful and just right in its green paint. I would guess it was originally a rocking horse, with a couple of old nails still in its feet via which it must have once attached to a rail or base, though Id be wary of putting much weight on it! I know that it was found in Pennsylvania, and that it lost two of its legs at some point, perhaps removed in order to add eye hooks on the back